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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Pterodynamics Transwing · all time

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
01/12/2025 Technology demonstrator PteroDynamics and AeroVironment demonstrated integrated EW capabilities on the P4 Transwing VTOL UAS at Silent Swarm 25 hosted by NSWC Crane Division in Alpena, Michigan. PteroDynamics Inc.AeroVironment, Inc. Pterodynamics Transwing
18/02/2025 Contract modification PteroDynamics received a $4.65 million contract expansion from NAWCAD, raising the total BWUAS prototype contract to over $7 million to develop the P5 Transwing UAS. PteroDynamics Inc. Pterodynamics TranswingSikorsky S-70B SeaHawkLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
01/01/2025 Contract award The U.S. Navy awarded PteroDynamics a contract to design and develop the fifth-generation P5 Transwing VTOL UAS in 2025. PteroDynamics Inc. Pterodynamics Transwing
18/07/2024 Investment round PteroDynamics secured a matching $1.9M investment from new and existing investors as required by the TACFI award conditions. PteroDynamics Inc.Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Pterodynamics Transwing
18/07/2024 Government funding award AFWERX awarded PteroDynamics a $1.9M Tactical Funding Increase to expand work on its existing DoD SBIR Phase II contract for the Transwing aircraft system. PteroDynamics Inc.Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Pterodynamics Transwing
01/01/2024 Flight test milestone The PteroDynamics P4 Transwing UAS completed sea trials during the RIMPAC 2024 Exercise. PteroDynamics Inc. Pterodynamics TranswingSikorsky S-70B SeaHawkLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules
01/10/2023 Flight test milestone PteroDynamics conducted successful demonstration flights of the Transwing UAS from the USNS Burlington. PteroDynamics Inc.NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command Pterodynamics Transwing
01/02/2023 Investment round PteroDynamics closed a $7.5 million seed round co-led by Kairos Ventures, Lavrock Ventures, and CS Venture Opportunities Fund. PteroDynamics Inc. Pterodynamics Transwing